What is the proper style for dialogue that begins at mid-sentence?

I have a scene where a radio is turned on and the news person says:  Body of a woman was discovered.

Should it read:    --body of a woman

Or                   ...body of a woman

I always use the ellipse... It's just a better method of pause, I believe.

-- using that would mean a cut off in speech... or so I always use it as such.

However, who knows who is right and who is wrong when it comes to "proper" formatting anymore, though????

Baltis,

Thanks.  I've been leaning toward the ellipses but wasn't sure.

I use the following:

... -> for a mandatory pause
-- -> for interrupted dialogue

Not sure if it's correct, but I have not been 'corrected' on it in my scripts.

When the radio clicks on it's interjecting into the scene, not slowly segueing.   You turn on a radio, it doesn't take a second for the DJ or song to get back on track.  It's already in progress.  

Ellipses (...) are for pauses or trail-offs..  Double-dashes (--) are for interruptions and interjections.  

Use the double-dashes.

So McDuff,

So, in my situation,are you saying the -- works better?  Would my situation be considered an Interrupted Dialogue??

Thanks Lon,

It seems the -- is the way to go.

Quoted from Balt However, who knows who is right and who is wrong when it comes to "proper" formatting anymore, though????

That would be me, Balt.

Using elipses implies that the dialogue drags off.  

IE:  "And then, after four days of constant rain..."

or

"...and that's why I don't shop at Walgreen's anymore."

The double dashes implies interruption.

IE:  "Do you there's anymore bullets in the--"

BLAM!

or

CLICK

"--police have no leads in the case so far."


Phil

Quoted from MacDuff I use the following: ... -> for a mandatory pause -- -> for interrupted dialogue Not sure if it's correct, but I have not been 'corrected' on it in my scripts.

Thats how I do it also MacDuff, Spot on mate.
But normally the:     ... is used if the character is looking for the right phrase or trying to buy time.

and the -- is used as a trail off, interrupted Dialouge as you said..